BNRC Dr. William F. Pickard Scholars

Dr. William F. Pickard Scholars

This spring, the inducted scholars expanded their awareness of the barriers facing African American communities, specifically concentrating on areas that they identified as having a personal connection. Dr. James L. Moore says, “We are fortunate to have generous alumni donors, such as Dr. Pickard, who value our work at the Hale Black Cultural Center and Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center.”

Meet our 2022 Pickard Scholars.

Emmanuel “Manny” Aweah

Rank: Junior
Major: Psychology/Premed
Hometown: Fairfield, Ohio
Career Aspirations: To become a psychiatrist.
Topic: Providing Black, adolescent males with the resources and strategies to help establish their identity within the world while navigating the struggles of being Black in today's society.

Tyrek Mitchell

Rank: Junior
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Lore City, OH
Career Aspirations: To graduate in 2023 with a bachelor's in Civil Engineering, while pursuing work in construction sustainability.
Topic: Addressing the root of socioeconomic development issues affecting black youth in Guernsey County. I'll be combating issues such as deficient quality representation, poverty, drug crime, and lack of opportunity for the area of interest

David Okocha

Rank: Junior
Major: Human Resources
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio and Lagos, Nigeria
Career Aspirations: To attend graduate school as well as attend law school. My dream is to represent athletes as a sports agent or work in an NFL front office.
Topic: Creating a resource for Black student athletes participating in "non-revenue" sports, and ways to support them academically, financially, and emotionally.

Noah Trimble

Rank: Junior
Major: Middle Childhood Education
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Career Aspirations: To teach 9th grade algebra.
Topic: Many young, Black students have to capacity, but not the knowledge or experience, to have success in higher education—specifically in STEM. I will create road maps with lists of resources/programs for STEM and STEM ED programs in the most popular colleges of choice.